Berlima.] XLVii. § (Iesalpinie^ (oliver). 295 



or oval-oblong, shortly and rather obtusely acuminate or broadly 

 pointed, rounded more or less and subequal at the base, glabrous, mid- 

 rib prominent beneath, reticulation rather prominent above and beneath ; 

 6-8 in. long, 2-3 in. broad on stout petiolules of J-J in. Stipules 

 small. Flowers in terminal stout many-flowered elongating racemes 

 in our specimens J-f ft. long but probably at length twice as long. 

 Bracts coriaceous, oval or oblanceolate hoary-sericeous externally, gla- 

 brate within, imbricate and concealing the unexpanded flowers, deci- 

 duous on expansion, 2-2 J in. long. Pedicels stout -|— f in. long ascending. 

 Involucral bracteoles at the base of the calyx-tube, oblanceolate-oblong 

 narrowed below, concave, hoary like the bract and pedicel externally, 

 2^ in. long. Calyx-tube subglabrous, -Jin. long, slightly widening 

 above, limb early deciduous after flowering, segments subequal, linear, 

 acute, reflexed or spreading, exceeding the tube. Petals 5, subequal 

 in length, each with a broad bilobate or emarginate flabellately-veined 

 lamina narrowed rather abruptly into a long winged claw, posterior 

 petal with considerably broader lamina (2-2 J in.), and proportionately 

 shorter claw (f-1 in). Stamens all perfect; filaments 2J~3Jin. long, 

 equalling or exceeding the petals, thinly pubescent below, excepting 

 the posterior one very shortly connate at base. Ovary flat with thickened 

 sutures, closely silky- tomentose, on a gynophore, adnate below, ^-\ in. 

 beyond the calyx-tube, narrowed above with a slender elongate fili- 

 form style equalling the stamens. Ovules 4-6. Legume not seen. 

 Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Mann ! 



4. B-. paniculata, Benth. in Linn. Trans, xxv. 311. Spreading tree 

 attaining 30 ft. ; extremities and leaves at first shortly and softly hoary- 

 tomentose, at length glabrate. Leaflets 2-4-jugate rigidly coriaceous 

 elliptic-oblong obtuse or shortly and broadly pointed, base oblique, 

 2-4 in. long; petiolules 1-2 lines. Stipules small, broad, rigid. 

 Racemes simple or compound, short, dense, tawny- or ferruginous- 

 tomentose, collected in branched terminal panicles equalling or shorter 

 than the upper leaves. Bracts caducous orbicular concave 1-2 lines 

 broad. Pedicels 1 line or less. Involucral bracteoles suborbicular 

 concave 6-7 lines long. Calyx-tube shortly turbinate J line or less, 

 segments broadly obovate-oblong, usually ciliate, 2-3 lines. Petals 

 but slightly unequal in length, posterior subsessile or shortly clawed, 

 broadly ovate-rotundate concave, often crisped, nearly equalling the 

 rest which are spathulate 4-5 lines long, or lobulate above. Stamens 

 10 perfect, exserted glabrous, very shortly diadelphous, the posterior 

 filament free from the base. Ovary densely villous-tomentose subses- 

 sile ; style elongate glabrous above, involute ; stigma capitate. Ovules 

 4-5. Legume very obliquely oblong, 2-3 in. long, 1-1J in. broad, 

 densely tomentose at first, at length glabrate nearly smooth. 



Lower Guinea. Huilla and (var. glabrior) Pungo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Wei- 

 witsch ! 



Var.? ferruginea, Benth. I.e. Leaves softly tawny-villous. Huilla, Dr. Weluitsch I 

 Flowers not seen. 



